New cathode material for sodium-ion batteries—a low-cost alternative to lithium—approaches the theoretical capacity for Na batteries

Organocatalytic continuous-flow Michael additions give great selectivity and good product diversity

A supramolecular cubooctahedron packed with 240 boron atoms has been synthesized using coordination-driven assembly

Method to direct-write a low viscosity liquid metal at room temperature into a variety of stable free-standing 3D microstructures

Martyn Poliakoff, UK, and freelance filmmaker Brady Haran discuss how YouTube can be used to inspire the next generation of chemists

2-benzoxopinones were synthesized by a dual activation strategy, involving N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis and a second Lewis base

A new series of ruthenium complexes that act as histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors show promise as anticancer agents

Isolated compounds from Chinese medicine often show physiological activity. One such compound from Gansong has been identified

The virulence factor malleobactin has been shown to contain an unprecedented nitro-bearing amino acid

A second-generation Smoothened (Smo) antagonist has shown excellent efficacy in rodent tumor models